Category Archives: Birds

Birdwood Gully – More Fungi and Birds – 19 January 2024

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Dave Noble

Another hot day was forecast, so I decided to head up the Blue Mountains and spend the morning in a cool gully. I looked for fungi at first and then after lunch – birds. I had seen some good fungi … Continue reading →

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More Kestrels at Barton Park – 17 January 2024

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Barton Park hoping that there Nankeen kestrel that I had seen on my previous trips would still be around. Well – I found two Nankeen Kestrels. When I arrived at the park, I first visited … Continue reading →

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More Wet Weather – More Local Birds. Sydney Park and Barton Park – 15 January 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Dave Noble

Another west day! Well the morning was quite wet, but it started to improve in the afternoon, so I headed out. My first stop was at Sydney Park at St Peters. It was fairly quiet at the Park. The water … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Birds – 14 January 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Dave Noble

More local birds. The weather has a been quite wet in Sydney recently, so I have been taking advantages of breaks in the weather and then heading outside to some areas close to home. I caught a bus to Earlwood … Continue reading →

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Tempe Bird Survey – 13 January 2024

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

It was time for the monthly bird survey with the Tempe Birdos. The group meets near the lower water basin at Tempe Wetlands at 8 am. This Saturday, I joined the group surveying Tempe Reserve. Here are some of the … Continue reading →

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BIrdwood Gully – Fungi, Slime Moulds and Birds – 11 January 2024

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

My usual weekly bushwalk or canyoning trip with Bob had been shifted to Friday, so that left Thursday free for an outing. I had been looking att he rainfall data for various places to see if a fungi trip would … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 10 January 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Dave Noble

I took part in the bird survey along The Greenway, As usual – this survey starts at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station and then continues to finish at Hawthorne Light Rail Station. At Taverners Hill, it was nice to see … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 9 January 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks bird survey, I joined three of the participants – Simin, Valerie and Georgie for a visit to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. It was quite hot by this  stage of the day – and we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 9 January 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had an early start and joined the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. This month the group were surveying upstream from the Lang St Bridge – to the Boat Harbour, then crossing over to the … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon at H V Evatt Park (and Oatley Park) – 7 January 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Dave Noble

We had a trip planned to another reserve, but it was cancelled at the last moment, so four of us – Deb, Valerie, Sue and myself decided to visit H V Evatt Park at Lugano, then we made a quick … Continue reading →

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